Before you start contributing make sure git git knows who you are, as this is added to the patches.

Before you start contributing make sure git git knows who you are, as this is added to the patches.

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=== Setup Git Configuration ===

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==== Setup Git Configuration ​====

Now it is time to set up your system environment for working with Git. Main thing is to tell Git who you are. For this edit the file ''​~/​.gitconfig''​ with your favourite editor and put the followings lines in it (of course, you may want to personalize some of the fields):

Now it is time to set up your system environment for working with Git. Main thing is to tell Git who you are. For this edit the file ''​~/​.gitconfig''​ with your favourite editor and put the followings lines in it (of course, you may want to personalize some of the fields):

Line 37:

Line 37:

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==== Sending in Patches ====

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Only project developers can access X2Go's Git tree via the SSH method. Please understand that we only restrictively grant write access to our GIT repository. However, you can send us patches via Mail (git-send-email). For submitting X2Go patches, please use the [[wiki:​bugs|X2Go Bug Tracker System]].

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Only project developers can access X2Go's Git tree via the SSH method. Please understand that we only restrictively grant write access to our GIT repository. However, you can send us patches via Mail (git-send-email). For submitting X2Go patches, please use this eMail address:

These mailing lists can be subscribed to by anyone who is interested in X2Go Git changes. However, beware that there might be phases you get flooded by mails, if you subscribe to any of these lists (esp. x2go-commits). Furthermore the lists are read-only. Postings to these lists will be dropped automatically by the mailing list service. ​

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These mailing lists can be subscribed to by anyone who is interested in X2Go Git changes. However, beware that there might be phases ​during which you get flooded by mails. Furthermore the lists are read-only. Postings to these lists will be dropped automatically by the mailing list service. ​